Jacqueline Woodson’s real make-believe visit to Oakland

One of the best titles in the world of letters has to be the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. It suggests an on-the-go superhero who regularly checks in on children to make sure all’s well with their reading. The title now belongs to Jacqueline Woodson, whose many travels will include a stop in Oakland on Thursday, Oct. 4.

The celebrated author of the memoir “Brown Girl Dreaming,” Woodson will engage with young book lovers at Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make Believe, the youth writing center in Oakland. She also has two new books out: “Harbor Me” and “The Day You Begin.”

What’s next for the prolific author? Time will tell.

“I once wrote a book in two weeks and it only needed a little revision,” she says on her website. “The next book I wrote took four years.”

Jacqueline Woodson: 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make Believe, 2301 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Space for the event is limited, but seats can be reserved by purchasing either of Woodson’s new books from East Bay Booksellers. www.chapter510.org, www.ebbooksellers.com

John McMurtrie

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John McMurtrie is the book editor of The San Francisco Chronicle. Email: jmcmurtrie@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @McMurtrieSF